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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

SUMMARY CHARACTERISTICS, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

As at 30 June 2006, the preliminary Estimated Indigenous Resident Population (ERP) in the ACT was 4,043 (1.2% of all people in the ACT).

Some key characteristics of the Indigenous population in the ACT, based on 2006 Census usual residence data, are listed below.

On average there were 3.0 people per Indigenous household.

An Australian Indigenous language was spoken at home by 2% of Indigenous respondents.

43% of respondents aged 15 years and over stated year 12 or equivalent as their highest level of schooling.

70% of Indigenous respondents aged 15 years and over were in the labour force. Of these respondents, unemployed persons accounted for 11%.

The most common Occupations reported were Clerical and Administrative Workers, Professionals, and Community and Personal Service Workers (24%, 20% and 14% respectively).

The most common Industries of employment reported were Public Administration and Safety (35%), Health Care and Social Assistance (10%) and Retail Trade (7%).

55% of Indigenous households were living in rented dwellings and 42% of households were living in dwellings that were owned with or without a mortgage.

Summary Characteristics, Australian Capital Territory

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Persons(a)

Estimated Resident Population(b)

2 030

2 013

4 043

163 426

166 756

330 182

Language spoken at home

English only

1 799

1 825

3 624

. .

. .

. .

Australian Indigenous Languages

29

50

79

. .

. .

. .

Other Languages

42

25

67

. .

. .

. .

Total(c)

1 870

1 900

3 770

. .

. .

. .

Education

Attending

Pre-school

43

62

105

2 123

2 031

4 154

Infants/Primary

328

294

622

13 192

12 749

25 941

Secondary

217

186

403

11 337

10 973

22 310

Technical or Further Educational Institution(d)

63

63

126

4 031

4 397

8 428

University

65

95

160

10 497

11 923

22 420

Other/Institution not stated(e)

48

54

102

2 361

2 564

4 925

Total(c)

764

754

1 518

43 541

44 637

88 178

Highest year of school completed(f)

Year 12 or equivalent

504

498

1 005

80 360

80 415

160 772

Year 11 or equivalent

115

122

234

7 264

7 375

14 638

Year 10 or equivalent

315

353

666

19 380

23 972

43 346

Year 9 or equivalent

112

126

245

5 344

6 033

11 378

Year 8 or below

91

86

178

4 083

4 918

8 999

Did not go to school

10

6

16

415

608

1 022

Total(c)

1 144

1 192

2 338

116 841

123 324

240 161

Highest non-school qualification(f)

Postgraduate Degree

31

27

58

10 708

7 024

17 732

Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate

17

31

48

3 719

5 382

9 101

Bachelor Degree

119

153

272

24 180

26 982

51 162

Advanced Diploma and Diploma

63

78

141

9 434

12 353

21 787

Certificate Level

204

169

373

21 056

12 854

33 910

Total(c)

434

458

892

69 097

64 595

133 692

Work

Labour force status

Employed

753

746

1 503

89 417

84 340

173 753

Unemployed

124

63

190

3 347

2 601

5 951

Total labour force

876

809

1 687

92 766

86 941

179 705

Not in the labour force

307

413

721

26 514

38 842

65 351

Top three industries for Indigenous persons(g)

Public Administration and Safety

243

275

518

. .

. .

. .

Health Care and Social Assistance

50

102

152

. .

. .

. .

Retail Trade

52

60

112

. .

. .

. .

Top three industries for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Public Administration and Safety

. .

. .

. .

27 120

25 226

52 346

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

. .

. .

. .

9 889

6 692

16 581

Education and Training

. .

. .

. .

5 620

10 006

15 626

Top three occupations for Indigenous persons(g)

Clerical and Administrative Workers

129

234

363

. .

. .

. .

Professionals

140

165

305

. .

. .

. .

Community and Personal Service Workers

78

125

203

. .

. .

. .

Top three occupations for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Professionals

. .

. .

. .

25 696

25 377

51 073

Clerical and Administrative Workers

. .

. .

. .

9 805

23 233

33 038

Managers

. .

. .

. .

16 155

10 745

26 900

Mean weekly equivalised household income ($)(h)

. .

. .

716

. .

. .

989

Dwellings

Occupied private dwelling(i)

. .

. .

1 812

. .

. .

115 104

Average household size

. .

. .

3.0

. .

. .

2.6

Average number of Children under 15

. .

. .

0.9

. .

. .

0.5

Housing tenure

Owned outright

. .

. .

162

. .

. .

34 755

Owned with a mortgage

. .

. .

599

. .

. .

44 510

Rented

Private

. .

. .

457

. .

. .

22 137

State/Territory housing authority

. .

. .

482

. .

. .

8 740

Community housing group

. .

. .

38

. .

. .

412

Other

. .

. .

22

. .

. .

1 528

Landlord type not stated

. .

. .

13

. .

. .

513

Total Rented

-

-

1 012

-

-

33 330

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) Based on place of usual residence.

(b) Estimates at 30 June 2006 are preliminary and subject to revision. See Glossary. Note: Final estimates have now been released and are available in publication 3238.0.55.001 - Experimental Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, June 2006.

(c) Excludes persons whose response was not stated.

(d) Includes TAFE Colleges.

(e) Other includes persons who are attending but did not indicate the type of institution.

(f) Persons aged 15 years and over.

(g) Employed persons aged 15 years and over.

(h) Comprises persons in households in which there were no temporarily absent adults and all incomes were fully stated.

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